Dimensionality of the contact with disabled persons scale: Results from exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses

Rehabilitation Counseling Bulletin

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 210-220

  Pruett, Steven R ^a,e   Lee, Eun Jeong ^b   Chan, Fong ^c   Ming Hung Wang, ^d   Lane, Frank J ^b  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ILLINOIS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^d NATIONAL CHANGHUA UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION   (Taiwan)

^e THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY WEXNER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Contact with disabled persons; Disability; Rehabilitation research design

Indexed keywords

EID: 45349102873     PISSN: 00343552     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0034355207311310     Document Type: Article

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